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How did the Asante kingdom gain its strength?
  1. They increasingly became involved in the gold trade in West Africa.
  2. They cooperated with Europeans who were involved in the Atlantic slave trade.
  3. They purchased and used gunpowder weapons.
  4. All of the above
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Answer - D - The Asante kingdom gained its strength by becoming involved in the gold trade in West Africa, cooperating with Europeans who were involved in the Atlantic slave trade, and purchasing and using gunpowder weapons.
Key Takeaway: The Asante were a powerful people of West Africa. The ancient Asante migrated from the area around the northwestern Niger River after the Ghana Empire fell in the 1200s. During the height of the Mali Empire, the Asante became extremely wealthy through trading gold that they had mined from their territory.
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